SLIDING SCALE

Standard Rate with Engineer is $600/day, or $75/hour

Community Rate with Engineer is $500/day, or $62.50/hour

Equity Rate with Engineer is $400/day, or $50/hour

A day is nine hours, typically 10am-7pm.

HOW IT WORKS

Standard Rate applies to all label- or broadcast-sponsored projects, and projects self-funded by musicians with middle-income day jobs and above. If you’re able to pay Standard Rate, please do so. By paying Standard Rate, you enable us to offer assistance to very low income Black, POC, trans, and queer projects.

Community Rate applies to self-funded low income clients, minimum wage earners, local food & beverage service industry, marginally funded collectives, and 501(c)3 non-profits.

Equity Rate applies if your project is all of the following: A) Bay Area based, B) majority Black / POC / trans / queer, C) entirely self-funded, and D) Very Low Income or Extremely Low Income.

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If you request Community or Equity Rate, please demonstrate how your project qualifies. This is an honor system and we do not need to know specific income.

RENTALS

Guest engineers are welcome to book full days at $350/day, decreasing to $325 for 3+ days, and $300 for 5+ days. A day is nine hours, typically 10am-7pm, but you can pay for more time if need be.

We can offer the room at $250/day IF the project qualifies for Community Rate AND the engineer is making no more than $250/day. We can offer the room at $200/day IF the project qualifies for Equity Rate AND the engineer is making no more than $200/day.

We offer free training to new guest engineers in advance of the session. This is best done a few days prior, so that you can finalize input list, mic choices, et al. Complete studio and console reset is part of your session; please budget your time accordingly.

An assistant may be hired for setup and teardown at $15/hour.

REHEARSALS

Standard Rate $105
Community Rate $90
Equity Rate $75

Rehearsals are three hours and include backline as required. Payment is required in full in advance. New clients may be required to pay a refundable security deposit.

BOOKING POLICIES

  • Please inquire about last-minute availability. The fastest way to find out if a date is available is to leave a voicemail at (510) 972-TAPE, and send a followup text.

  • No smoking tobacco or cannabis in the building. No candles, no lighters, no incense. Zero flame.

  • No cologne or perfume. Please copy-and-paste the scents section (below) to anyone who needs to see it.

RESERVATIONS: The room fee is required at time of booking, while labor is typically paid day-of-session. If a third party is paying for the session, total payment is required at time of booking. Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, cash, check, whatever.

PayPal requires very specific settings to be fee-free. You must select Friends & Family, and your funding source must be an actual bank account, not a debit card. We can accept credit cards or PayPal drawn from a debit or credit card, but you pay the 3% service charge.

CANCELLATION: Reservation fees are not refundable under any circumstances. However, sessions may easily be rescheduled if reasonable advance notice is given. This can include a long term IOU if need be. Aside from sudden illness or other clearly communicated emergency, cancellation on less than 48 hour notice may result in an inability to use the studio in the future.

Please do not come in if you are ill or coming down with something or have had a recent Covid exposure. Let us know. We will work it out.

SCENTS

This is a low-scent environment. Survivor Sound can not accommodate anyone wearing cologne, perfume, essential oils, or any personal care product with a strong odor. Any strong scent that enters the space may be problematic for staff or future guests with sensitivities, and we reserve the right to make immediate note of it. Natural body odors and very mildly scented products are not an issue.

Cleaning products are unscented or close to it. Electronics-specific chemicals are in use in the space ongoing – but not in advance of, or during, sessions. If you have a particular sensitivity, please let us know and we will accommodate.

Accessibility

We are accessible to some folks with limited mobility. The path to the studio is flat and unobstructed, and the studio is all on one level. The restroom is one step up and is not large enough to accommodate a wheelchair. Sliding door thresholds between the recording areas require raising of the foot.